News Across Tennessee

The city of Watertown, Watertown Railroad Museum, Nashville Steam Preservation Society and Tennessee Central Railroad are partnering to build a new space to honor the city’s railroad. Plans call for a 14,000-square-foot facility featuring a museum, restaurant, observation deck, outdoor park, train...

Plans are underway to break ground on a new city hall for New Tazewell in April as part of several projects to improve the downtown area. The $2 million city hall will be built on a vacant lot on Main Street designed to replicate the train depot. It will house the New Tazewell Police and Street...

Centrus Energy announced a major expansion to transition its Oak Ridge facility to a high-rate manufacturing plant. The expansion will create nearly 430 new jobs and result in investment of  more than $560 million over the next several years to grow workforce for production of advanced centrifuges...

Members of the East Ridge Fire Department held a push-in ceremony for Squad-1, the newest apparatus for the department. The 2025 Pierce Enforcer is part of a “continued investment” in the city’s emergency service, according to fire officials. The push-in ceremony harkens back to the days when...

Laser Isotope Separation (LIS) Technologies officials announced the company will expand its operations in Oak Ridge, investing $1.38 billion and creating 203 new jobs. It is the third-largest nuclear-related investment since the creation of TNECD’s Nuclear Energy Fund. The new LIS Technology...

Heil Trailer International officials announced the company is expanding its manufacturing operations in Athens, investing $9.8 million and creating 18 new jobs. The investment follows the securement of a 10-year U.S. Department of the Army contract for the company’s tactical fuel distribution system...

The city of Memphis and Downtown Memphis Commission have received a $74 million safety grant from the state of Tennessee for public safety and infrastructure improvements in the Beale Street Historic District. Project improvements aim to enhance the public realm, foster a safe and welcoming...

Two Newport-based businesses have received grants as a result of impact from Hurricane Helene in September 2024. The two grants represent more than $4.5 million in funding, with each company receiving at least $2 million to directly aid in retaining or retraining employees previously terminated due...

The city of Columbia has once again been recognized for excellence in public finance, earning the Government Finance Officers Association’s (GFOA) prestigious Triple Crown designation for the sixth consecutive year. The Triple Crown distinction is awarded to governments that receive all three of the...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), in partnership with the city of Gallatin, will begin construction this year on a major stormwater improvement project at Triple Creek Park aimed at reducing flooding impacts in downtown and other downstream areas along Town Creek. The project includes...